Tip

Chipotle paste

Method

Heat the oil in a medium saucepan. Add
the onion and cook for 5 mins or until
softened and starting to turn golden,
adding the garlic for the final min. Stir in
the sugar, chipotle paste and tomatoes.
Put the chicken into the pan, spoon over
the sauce, and simmer gently for 20 mins
until the chicken has cooked (add a
splash of water if the sauce gets too dry).

Remove the chicken from the pan and
shred with 2 forks, then stir back into the
sauce. Scatter with a little red onion, the
coriander, and serve with remaining red
onion, tortillas or rice.

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Comments, questions and tips

Comments

Can`t understand why anyone would cook the chicken breasts whole then shred and add back! Why not cut the chicken into small pieces, cooks quicker and doesn`t overcook a very tender cut of meat. After all it is supposed to be a `stew` not a thick soup.

This recipe is awesome, although yes I need to up the chipotle quantity but that could also be because it was homemade chipotle paste. I cooked it till almost dry and spooned it onto half a paratha (indian flat bread), folded the other half of the paratha over it, sealed the edge and heated. Served with cheese, jalapenos and onion topped over it. Delicious!

One if my absolute favourites. I do my own slightly pimped version adding - tinned sweetcorn, red pepper, some fresh tomatoes and a can of kidney and mixed beans. I often like to throw in some chorizo too. I make a double batch to freeze some. It's amazing left for a while and I a fantastic freezer meal with rice, nachos or a jacket potatoe for a quick mid week tea.

I halved the quantity for two of us, but ended up still putting in the full amount of chipotle paste. It was just the right amount of kick. I served it in soft corn tortillas with John's Great Guacamole and sour cream. Absolutely fantastic. A bit finger-messy though!
BTW I bought my chipotle paste in Morrison's.

Made this yesterday to eat today, I basically put everything in the slow cooker rather than frying the onion and garlic off (who wants the extra washing up when you're using the slow cooker). Cooked it for 3-4 hours and the chicken just fell apart and shredded perfectly. I cooled it down and left in the fridge overnight, and it tastes amazing. I cooked it before and leaving it overnight improved the flavour heaps! Serving it with brown rice and soured cream. Love the idea of using it for loaded nachos!!!

I made this in the slow cooker and it was very good. We used it to make the best nachos ever - just layered it with tortilla chips and grated cheese, heated through in the oven for ten minutes and topped with soured cream and guacamole.

*****
Loved this dish. Added chorizo and red peppers and made enchiladas out of it. Forgot to buy salad, sour cream and guacamole but it still tasted amazing. Even my very fussy daughter woofed it down, can't wait to make it again with the extras next time!

Excellent and easy. Used the slow cooker and lots more canned tomatoes than the recipe called for. Put loads of chipotle sauce in it, added cilantro, sweet corn, baby spinach, and white kidney beans. Going to serve it with soft flour tortillas tonight.

This was very tasty, couldn't get chipotle pasta but added smoked paprika and chilli instead. Ended up rolling in wraps and turning into enchiladas in the oven. Will make this again, I imagine it could be used lots of different ways, like on baked spuds or with pasta. Yum

Really tasty and healthy, just added ground coriander, ground cumin, paprika, 2 tsp of chipotle, splashes of worcester sauce and tabasco. Cooked chicken slowly in the sauce just on the hob, came out succulent and juicy, absolutely delicious!

Unfortunately its a no from me. Smelt great while cooking, however, even after adding double the amount of chipotle paste (Tesco) it was still very bland. There may well be ways to improve the recipe but I wont be making any attempts myself.

Made this for dinner last night and was very tasty and very quick. I found a tesco own brand paste called chipotle chilli & smoked paprika paste and it worked perfectly. It's part of their "ingredients" range. I also added some sweetcorn for extra texture and served it with rice and creme fraiche.

Made this last night, it was very tasty! Have to agree with other comments re the amount of chipotle..I added 3 tsp. I used cooked chicken shredded which made it a very quick meal to prepare, served with chilli rice and beans...:)

Made this last night was very simple and very tasty! After reading other comments added 3 tsps of chipotle paste (found in Tesco ) and was very spicy for children so will only use 2tsps next time. Great low fat meal!

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